Ally Foster, a student at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, explored the textures of a circus horse yesterday as part of an annual “Touch Tour’’ arranged by the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey troupe during its visit to the TD Garden.
(Bill Greene/Globe Staff)
For Perkins students, a special touch
Ally Foster, a student at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, explored the textures of a circus horse yesterday as part of an annual “Touch Tour’’ arranged by the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey troupe during its visit to the TD Garden.
(Bill Greene/Globe Staff)
It was a great day at the circus. About 50 elementary and middle school students from the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown gathered on the arena floor at the TD Garden yesterday morning with Ringling Brothers performers and animal trainers and were given the opportunity to touch a collection of costumes, makeup, and animals. (Full article: 163 words)
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